Superior incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency of Mo-doped activated carbon supported CdS-sensitized solar cells

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dc.authoridKutluay, Sinan/0000-0002-4987-6789
dc.contributor.authorBatur, Ebru
dc.contributor.authorKutluay, Sinan
dc.contributor.authorBaytar, Orhan
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Omer
dc.contributor.authorHoroz, Sabit
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-24T19:24:50Z
dc.date.available2024-12-24T19:24:50Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentSiirt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn this study, the performance of activated carbon (AC) produced from defatted black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) by chemical activation with zinc chloride (ZnCl2) activator in photovoltaic application is evaluated. It is of great importance to increase the photovoltaic efficiency of cadmium sulfide (CdS)-based solar cells, which are widely used in photovoltaic applications, with AC support. The main purpose of the study is to determine how the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) of undoped and Mo-doped AC supported CdS semiconductor materials changes in the presence of AC support material and to interpret the observed effect in the light of literature. For these reasons, in the study, AC supported CdS (CdS/AC) (5%, 10%, and 15% by weight) and Mo-doped CdS/AC semiconductor materials with different molybdenum (Mo) concentrations (0.33%, 1%, 3%) are produced by chemical precipitation method. Produced CdS/AC and Mo-doped CdS/AC semiconductor materials are characterized by IPCE, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements. Based on the result values, the optimum CdS concentration with the highest IPCE (%) value is determined as 10% (for CdS/AC). As a result of the experimental measurements, the optimum Mo concentration with the maximum IPCE (%) value is found as 1% (for Mo-doped CdS/AC). In particular, it is clear that an appreciable increase (from 4.70 to 39.00%) in IPCE (%) of 1% Mo-doped 10% CdS/AC semiconductor material is achieved when compared to pure CdS. Thus, the ability to increase the photovoltaic efficiency of CdS-based solar cells, which are widely used in photovoltaic applications, with AC support has been clearly demonstrated. This study presents a new strategy to increase the solar cell efficiency of semiconductor-based solar cell structures using biowaste-based AC supported CdS semiconductor materials.
dc.description.sponsorshipSiirt University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [2020-SIUFEB-019]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Siirt University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit under Project Number 2020-SIUFEB-019.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11356-022-23552-1
dc.identifier.endpage19775
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344
dc.identifier.issn1614-7499
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.pmid36239891
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85139827977
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage19766
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23552-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/6145
dc.identifier.volume30
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000874061400016
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241222
dc.subjectActivated carbon (AC)
dc.subjectCadmium sulfide (CdS)
dc.subjectIncident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE)
dc.subjectSemiconductor material-based solar cells
dc.titleSuperior incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency of Mo-doped activated carbon supported CdS-sensitized solar cells
dc.typeArticle

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